Trip to Žebrák and Točník castles

Date: 26/04/2014 08:30 Place: Nové Butovice (odjezd) We invite everybody to a trip to medieval castles Žebrák and Točník located to the west of Prague. The route will be approximately 13 kms. For those interested, it may be prolongated. departure at 8:30  from bus stop Praha, Nové Butovice in Bucharova street near metro station Nové Butovice (line …

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ERC-CZ MORE: Workshop “Modeling, analysis and computing in nonlinear partial differential equations”

The team members of the project ERC-CZ MORE (2012-2017) cordially invite you to the conference Modeling, analysis and computing in nonlinear PDEs. We expect the conference to be an event facilitating transfer of ideas and cross-fertilisation between various scientific disciplines ranging from continuum thermodynamic through mathematical analysis and numerical approximation of partial differential equations to …

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Zdeněk Strakoš has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

Zdeněk Strakoš, professor of numerical mathematics at Charles University in Prague, has been named a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). He was recognized for “advances in numerical linear algebra, especially iterative methods”. Professor Strakoš is currently teaching course Matrix and Iterative Methods I that is a compulsory part of the …

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Master level scholarships at University Paris-Est

The Paris-Est University has been offering, for three years now, master-level grants in mathematics and computer science through the Labex Bezout. These grants are aimed at strong students currently in training outside of France and with minimal skill in French (intensive french training can be set up). The grants amount to 1200 euros per month, over 10 months, and fund the …

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PhD position at Czech Technical University

Didier Henrion and M. Hromcik (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech republic) are looking for a PhD student who will participate in research project Polynomial optimization for systems control with aerospace applications. The PhD position is funded by a grant of the Czech Science Foundation (GA ČR), with a monthly salary …

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